'Flight' soars to box office highs
theGRIO REPORT - Denzel Washington's acclaimed new film Flight is expected to score Oscar nominations but few prognosticators expected it to open to huge box office numbers...
Chris Brown dresses as 'terrorist' for Halloween
theGRIO REPORT - Apparently, controversial R&B star Chris Brown and his friends find humor in trafficking in cultural stereotypes and offensive imagery...
Hollywood’s invisible love interest: The overweight, black woman
OPINION - White filmmakers have ignored her, while their black counterparts, such as Tyler Perry, Eddie Murphy, and Martin Lawrence, have ridiculed her to make millions...
Halle Berry wants to take on Angela Davis role in biopic
theGRIO REPORT - In the latest issue of In Style, which features Halle Berry on the cover, the actress shares her desire to play activist Angela Davis on the big screen, according to Shadow & Act...
Halle Berry's 'Cloud Atlas' bombs
theGRIO REPORT - When the trailer for the big budget sci-fi fantasy Cloud Atlas hit the web, many film fans thought it had the potential to be comeback vehicle for its Oscar winning star Halle Berry...
Halle Berry defies race in 'Cloud Atlas'
theGRIO REPORT - in her latest big screen project, 'Cloud Atlas,' Halle Berry goes beyond the norm in a gender-bending, race-defying performance that imagines her as both man and woman...
Tyler Perry's 'Alex Cross' flops at the box office
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler Perry's first foray into the mainstream action genre was a big disappointment at the box office this weekend...
Dionne Warwick owes California $2.6 million in taxes
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Two celebrities are on a notable list in California, but it's not exactly the A-list...
'Middle of Nowhere' director on Hollywood radar
theGRIO REPORT - Independent filmmaker Ava DuVernay is riding high ahead of the release of her latest flick, 'Middle of Nowhere'...
'Lady Sings the Blues' 40 years later
theGRIO REPORT - When African-American baby boomers wax nostalgic about a time when 'black movies were good,' they most likely have 1972's 'Lady Sings the Blues' in mind.
